Off-Grid Evolutionary Sustainability

Projects

Some projects have become a yearly ritual, while others only need done once to be enjoyed for years to come. Here is a list of most of our projects.

Finished Projects

Outdoor kitchen

Root cellar

Brick oven

Composting outhouse

Over an acre of annual gardens established

Micro cabin

Solar water heater

Solar electricity

Outdoor shower

Woodshed

Toolshed

Salvaged two large local barns

Solar dehydrator

Large siphon from pond

Food forest establishment

Outdoor cooking rocket stove

Yearly Rituals

No-till mulched gardens

Making medicinal tinctures

Annual gardening

Perennial gardening

Planting and maintaining food forest

Removing invasive plant species

Foraging wild edibles

Food preservation and storage

Picking loads of apples for preservation

Pressing cider

Making soap

Chopping wood

Harvesting dead wood for the winter

Salvaging/upcycling materials

Carpentry

Fixing equipment

Cooking from scratch

And let us not forget, planning projects is a project in and of itself.

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Projects open/under development

Guilds

Aquaculture

Agroforestry

Grapes

Vine kiwi

Fruit and nut trees

Edible mushrooms

Perennial herbs, both medicinal and culinary

Organizing operations

Gift economy

Natural building

Establishing new celebrations

Establishing a bee colony

Fermented foods and beverages

Building infrastructure

Establishing laying hens

Building an earth sheltered greenhouse

Slow sand filter

Sustainable income

Seed saving

Future Projects

Pond Restoration

Solar oven

Planting apple orchard

Perennial herb production, medicinal and culinary

Essential oil production

Native wildflower and prairie grass establishment

Edible and medicinal plant nursery

Wild crafting

Three season tree house’s

Zip line

Rope bridge

Winter food production

Spiritual/Relaxation retreat

Natural dye’s

Tractor- ski lift

Ultralight aircraft

We cultivate the earth primarily for our own food intake, and to share it with helpers and family. Nearly all of what we do can be categorized as homesteading. Here are some examples of what we know as homesteading… So far: